Calf or colt weaner.



JOSEPH PIVNY, OF WASTA, SOUTH DAKOTA.

CALF OB COLT WEANEB.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Serial No. 508,609.

973,969. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 20, 1909.

from the side bars 6, 6, and as shown the Be it known that I, JOSEPHPIVNY, a cit-istrap 8 that is longer than the strap 8 is zen of theUnited States, and a resident of return bent at c, and has a buckledconnec- Wasta, in the county of Pennington and tion at d with the rearend of the strapSa. State of South Dakota, have invented a new l It w1llbe seen that the forward portion and Improved Calf or Colt VVeaner, ofof the strap 8 and the opposite strap. 8aL which the following is afull, clear, and exform -cheek bands, and the oo ped portion actdescription. that 1s return bent at c provides a To all 'whom it mayconcern:

head

The purpose of this invention is to prostall 8 Awhich in use engages thejunction vide a mechanical appliance of. novel, simple of the head andneck of the animal behind construction, which may be readily secured ltsears.

on the head of an unweaned calf or colt, and A throat latch strap 9 1sad]ustably mounted at its ends on the cheek straps 8, 8, and in useloosely encircles the neck of the calf near the jowl, the remaining endsbeing buckled together, as shown at 7a, in Fig. 2.

It will be noted in Fig. 1 that when the described portions of theweaning device are mounted upon the head of a calf or colt, the sidebars 6, 6 are forwardly extended at each side of the head to a pointnear the nose of the beast. In an indented loop e formed on the uppermember 5 of the muzzle band at its crown, one end of a Y-shaped headstrap 10 is lapped and secured, and thence extends forward and downward,its forked members 10 that diver e being secured at their lower endsupon orward portions of the side bars 6, 6. At g near the point wherethe forked members 10 of the head strapl 10 diverge from each other, anintegral loop is formed in said head strap, and through the opening thusformed therein a transverse nose band 11 is passed. In the side bars 6,6, at suitable points, two similar openings i, i are formed, and in oneof said openings one end of the nose band 11 is passed, lapped andsecured, the other end portion d said nose band being buckled toa shortmember 11a of said band that is attached in the adjacent opening i inthe remaining side bar 6, as shown at m in the drawings. The forward endportion of one of the two wire strands that form each side bar 6 isforwardly extended and bent upward on a suitable incline, the upperportions of these extensions being pointed and curved forwardly, formingtines, as shown at n in Fig. 2. Between the tines n, n, on a cross bracerod o, the upper end of a plate metal apron 12 is looselysecured, sothat said apron hangs pendent. At the outer while permitting the animalto freely graze, or take liquid or solid food from a trough or the like,will by contact with the mother of the calf or colt of parts of theweaning device, cause pain, and thus induce the cow or mare to repulsethe attempts of the calf or colt to nurse in the usual way,

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, as is hereinafter described and defined in the appended claims. l

Reference is to be had to the accompanyl ing drawings formin a partofthis specification, in which simi ar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved calf weaner secured inposition for service on the head of a calf; and Fig. 2 is an enlar eddetached perspective view of the improve weaning device, showing partsthereof in their relative positions.

In the drawin s 5, 5 indicates a muzzle band, preferably ormed of twoheavy wires, that are res ctively bent at their centers of length togive each substantially half circular sha e. The two wire strands thatremain a ter the formation of each of the ring or band sections 5, 5 arein pairs twisted together, providing two parallel side bars 6, 6, whichextend from the now completed band that they are connected with at a, a.The muzzle band 5, 5 is of such size as will ada t it to fit looselyover the muzzle of a cal or colt, and encircle the portion of the headof the animal below the eyes, as shown in Fig. 1. 'Two wire loops 7, 7are loosely connected at their ends b upon the muzzle band 5, 5 at a, awhere the two members thereof are twisted together. From the loops 7, 7two straps 8, 8 are extended away placedin a receptacle for side of eachside bar 6, bers 10i of the head strap, a tine p is secured by one end,and projected outwardly. The outer ends of the tines p are each pointedand curved upwardly, and each of said tines is supported by a brace rthat extends rearward from the tine n that is directly in advancethereof.

It will be seen in Fig. 1 that when the completed device is placed onthe head of a calf, the tines n, n. will project forward and upward inadvance of the mouth of the animal and the apron l2 hang near thenostrils of the calf, while the tmes p project laterally from the headnear the apron. Vhen the calf, having the novel headgear thereon,attempts to take nourishment from its mother in the usual manner, if theattempt is made by a forward approach to the udder of the cow, the tinesn, n., or either of them, will prick the udder, and the pain thusproduced will induce the cow to re` pulse the calf, or move away from itto escape annoyance. It will further be obvious that a sidewise approachof the head of a calf to the udder will cause the nearest tine p to havecontact therewith, and the slight wound thus inflicted will alarm thecow and induce her to resist efforts of the calf to get food from theudder. In all cases, the apron 12 co-acts with the tines n and p toprevent the calf from nursing, and after several abortive attempts thecalf will become weaned, and be satisfied to partake vof liquid or solidfood that may be its nourishment.

grazing of a device, neither will it prevent the free eating of foodfrom a vessel as its wants may dictate.

It will be understood that the device may be employed as a means forweaning a colt om attempts at nursing from its mother, and will serve aseffectively as has been explained with relation to a calf and the parentcow.

Having described my invention I claiml as new' and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. In a device of the charader described, a muzzle band having forwardlyrojecting side bars provided with tines, a head stall connected with theupper ends of the side arms, a bifurcated head strap secured to themuzzle band and havin its members secured to the forward ends cfg theside bars of the muzzle band, and a nose strap secured to the head strapand to the said side bars.

2. In a device of the character described, a muzzle band havingforwardlyv projecting side bars provided with tines at their forwardends and intermediate of their ends with eyes, loops secured upon themuzzle near the forked memf band, a head stall secured to the loops, abifurcated head strap secured to the upper part of the muzzle band andhaving its members secured to the forward ends of the side bars of themuzzle band, and a nose band loosely connected with the head band andhaving its ends secured to the eyes of the said side bars.

3. In a device of the character described, a muzzle band havingforwardly projecting side bars provided with tines at their forwardends, a` cross bar connecting the forward endsof the side bars, an apronpivoted upon the cross bar, a head stall secured to the muzzle band, ahead band secured to the muzzle band and to the side bars thereof, and anose band secured to the head band and to the said side bars.

4. The combination with a muzzle band formed of two wire rods bent attheir centers into semicircular form, remaining portions of said wirerods being twisted together in pairs forming two opposite side bars, ofmeans for securing the side bars and muzzle bandion the head of ananimal, a pointed tine formed on the forward end of each side bar andthence curved upward and forward, a laterally projected tine on eachside bar near the forward end thereof, and an apron rockably supportedon the side bars between their forward ends.

5. A weaning device, comprising a muzzle band, two side bars extendedforward from opposite points on the muzzle band, a cheek strap vextendedfrom the rear ends of the side bars, a head stall on rear ends of thecheek straps, a throat latch on the cheek straps, a bifurcate'd headband extended for-v ward and downward from the crown of the muzzle band,the lower ends of said band be- King secured oppositely on forward endsof the side bars, two tines extended forward and upw'ard from the sidebars, two tines extended laterally from the side bars, and an apronpendent between said side bars at their forward ends.

6. In a device of the character described, a muzzle band formed of twowires each bent into semi-circular form, the ends of the wires beingtwisted together to form forwardly projecting side bars, one of thewires of each side bar terminating in a forwardly and upwardlyprojecting tine, a laterally projecting tine secured to the forward endof each side bar, and means for securing the muzzle band and side barson the head of an-animal. l 7. In a device of the character described, amuzzle band formed of two wires having their ends twisted together toform forwardly projecting side bars having eyes intermediate of theirends for receiving the securing means, one of the wires of each side barterminating in an upwardly and In testimony whereof I have signed myforwardl projecting tine, a cross bar conname to the above specificationin the ples- 10 nectin t e forward ends of the side bars a I ence of twosubscribing Witnesses. lateral y projecting tine secured to the for 5Ward end of each side bar, braces extending JOSEPH PIVNY from the sidebars to the lateral tines, and Witnesses: means for securing the muzzleband and side G. A. BAILEY, bars on the head of an animal. S. O. SLUIDE.

